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nihil

(ˈnaɪhɪl; ˈniːhɪl)
n
nil; nothing
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Noun1.nihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet"
Latin - any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo, aught, cypher, cipher - a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
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References in classic literature ?
Quocunque adspicio, nihil est nisi pontus et aether;
(I am anticipating you.) But you've only to assume that I, too, am a man /et nihil humanum/
A classic Latin dictum states: 'Nihil est in intellectu quod non prius fuerit in sensu.' In English, it means 'there is nothing in the mind that does not come from the senses.' Perception, as provided by our senses, is key to the cultivation of ideas in the mind.
However, the verb to decimate comes from the word nihil, through which English has also wangled its word nil.
Depp is producing the drama via his Infinitum Nihil banner, along with Sam Sarkar and Levitas under his Metalwork Pictures banner and Gabrielle Tana.
The British greats at 50km of course were the late Don Thompson and Paul Nihil who is sadly also in a care home now.
The Congregation for the Causes of Saints granted the "Nihil Obstat" (nothing hinders) to the diocesan inquiry of his life in 2001.
Obviar passed the first step in 2001 when the Congregation for the Causes of Saints granted the nihil obstat (nothing stands in the way), or permission to initiate the cause for Beatification and Canonization.
The actor would engage in the partnership through his production company Infinitum Nihil to develop and produce a film and digital content together, the Hollywood Reporter announced Monday.
In Nihil Unbound as in other shorter works, Brassier develops his philosophy in dialogue with other thinkers like Laruelle, Churchland, Sellars, Adorno and Horkheimer, Badiou, Meillassoux, Heidegger, Deleuze and Nietzsche.
"At the bottom of the bag appear the words: "Guccification," "Sine Amore Nihil," "Summer MMXVII" and "XXV"--each a code that holds special meaning to the House."